Parikkala|According to a release from the rescue service, the fire was in a small apartment building, the residents of which were evacuated.
One a person died when a fire broke out in an apartment building in Parikkala in South Karelia on Sunday.
The police and rescue services were alerted to the fire on Sunday at 1:36 p.m., the Southeast Finland Police Department says in a press release.
According to the release of the rescue service, it was a small apartment building located on Melkoniementie, whose residents were evacuated.
Fire was limited to one apartment, but there was a lot of smoke in the stairwell. One person was found dead in the apartment.
The police do not suspect a crime in the case. The case is being investigated as an arson and cause of death investigation.
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